Laksamana Ryo born in Indonesian East Java in 1993, graduate of the prestigious Institut Seni Indonesia in Yogyakarta. His career began much earlier while he was still a student. At a glance, Ryo’s paintings are charmingly whimsical; pop surrealist artworks skillfully done in an illustrative style reminiscent of the world of anime. Among them, critiques of traditional patriarchal society, social behavior that is quick to judge others, as well as the fluidity of modern day gender and gender roles, to name a few. In the past few years his artworks have been exhibited quite extensively within and beyond the borders of Indonesia. Ryo’s solo exhibition “Reimagined Heroes.” (Los Angeles,2021). reinterpreting some of his favorite pop culture icons. From Pokémon, Ryo takes on each and gives them a remix through his creative lens.